Sourdough Discard Banana Bread
This easy banana bread recipe uses your sourdough discard and 3 over-ripe bananas. Add in your favorite mix-ins like chocolate chips or nuts to make it that much better.
Equipment
- 1 Stand Mixer Optional
- 1 Hand Held Mixer Optional
- 1 bread pan
- 1 Measuring Cups
- 1 Measuring Spoons
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 medium over-ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup sourdough discard (200g)
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter your bread pan.
- In a bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients. Flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a larger bowl, or in your stand mixer. Cream the butter and sugar togethe, until well mixed.
- Add in your bananas and mix until well mashed.
- Add your eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined
- Add in your sourdough discard and mix until incorporated.
- Add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients and mix on low speed until combined. Then gently fold in your chocolate chips with a spatula. (or your nuts, or both)
- Pour the dough into your bread pan. Add a sprinkle of additional toppings to the top so it looks cute. Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Enjoy warm, or toasted with butter.